Zach led Illinois Valley Central to the Class A state baseball championship in June. He finished with a 12-1 record and a 1.04 ERA, striking out 116 batters while walking only 13. Drafted in the third round by the New York Yankees, he signed immediately and went 5-2, with a 3.09 ERA and was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 18 prospect in the Gulf Coast League last summer.